New Senator—Congratulations on AppointmentSeptember 29, 2022Author: The Hon. Jane Cordy (retired)Category: StatementsHon. Jane Cordy: Honourable senators, I’m pleased to join the other leaders in welcoming Senator Shugart as the newest member of…
Joyce EchaquanSeptember 28, 2022Author: The Hon. Michèle AudetteCategory: StatementsHon. Michèle Audette: Kuei. [Editor’s Note: Senator Audette spoke in innu.] Colleagues, I would like to acknowledge, thank and give hope…
National Day for Truth and ReconciliationSeptember 27, 2022Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: StatementsHon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. This is…
The Late Gustavo da RozaSeptember 22, 2022Author: The Hon. Patricia Bovey (retired)Category: StatementsHon. Patricia Bovey: Honourable senators, it is my real pleasure today to pay tribute to internationally acclaimed architect Gustavo da Roza,…
Tribute to Victims of Tragedy in James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, SaskatchewanSeptember 21, 2022Author: The Hon. Brian FrancisCategory: StatementsHon. Brian Francis: Honourable senators, I rise today to pay tribute to those who lost their lives during the horrific attacks…
Tribute to Victims of Tragedy in James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, SaskatchewanSeptember 21, 2022Author: The Hon. Marty KlyneCategory: StatementsHon. Marty Klyne: Honourable senators, I rise as a senator from Saskatchewan and do so with a heavy heart at a…
Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IISeptember 20, 2022Author: The Hon. Jane Cordy (retired)Category: StatementsHon. Jane Cordy: Honourable senators, I rise today on behalf of the Progressive Senate Group to add words of condolence on…
Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Zion Lutheran Church in LunenburgJune 23, 2022Author: The Hon. Jane Cordy (retired)Category: In the Senate, StatementsHon. Jane Cordy: Honourable senators, I rise today in recognition of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, which is…
New Arts InitiativesJune 22, 2022Author: The Hon. Patricia Bovey (retired)Category: In the Senate, StatementsHon. Patricia Bovey: Honourable senators, before we rise for the summer, and our work in the regions begins, I want to…
National Indigenous Peoples DayJune 21, 2022Author: The Hon. Marty KlyneCategory: In the Senate, StatementsHon. Marty Klyne: Honourable senators, I rise to share two stories in celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day. First, I wish…